School Funding Sources

• School-based funding (principal)

• PTA funding

• Fundraiser proceeds 

• Scholastic Book Fair profits

Outside Funding Sources

• Diana Rendina's Grants & Funding website

• MCPS Educational Foundation Grants 

• Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries  Grant

• Target Foundation Grants

• Mackin Grant Channel

• Crowd-Sourcing funding sites (i.e., Donor's Choose, GoFundMe, etc.) - Teachers can create projects with certain vendors which then get funded by parents, community members, etc.  Great for books, technology, supplies, etc.  All fundraising activities must be approved in advance by the principal. 

  • How to Create Donors Choose Projects that Will get Funded - article

  • MCPS Memo to Principals on online fundraising dated September 14, 2017